John Collection (page 10)

X the Excitable, 1903. Artist: John Hassall
X the Excitable, 1903. An initial letter X from a child alphabet. From An A.B.C. of Everyday People, by G. E. Farrow. [Dean & Son Limited, London, 1903]

The Playing cards painting the Rose Bushes, c1910. Artist: John Tenniel
The Playing cards painting the Rose Bushes, c1910. From Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. [W. Butcher & Sons, London, c1910]

The Mock Turtle, The Gryphon and Alice, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
The Mock Turtle, The Gryphon and Alice, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Marlborough: The Itinerant, 1800. Artists: James Walker, John Greig
Marlborough: The Itinerant, 1800. From The Copper Plate Magazine. [J. Walker, London, 1800]

Breakfast scene from The Five Days Peregrination, 1732. Artist: William Hogarth
Breakfast scene from The Five Days Peregrination, 1732. This series is an account of a tour of the Kent Coast made by William Hogarth and four friends in May 1732

Ivory, Apes and Peacocks (The Queen of Sheba), c1909. Artist: John Duncan
Ivory, Apes and Peacocks (The Queen of Sheba), c1909. Painting held at the Glasgow Museums, Glasgow. From The Studio Volume 80. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1920]

Saint Peter enthroned with Saints, John the Baptist and Saint Paul, c1516. Artist: Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano
Saint Peter enthroned with Saints, John the Baptist and Saint Paul, c1516. Painting held at the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan. From The Connoisseur Volume 104. [Otto Limited, London, 1939]

Old Houses in Snowfields, Bermondsey, 1887 (1926). Artist: John Crowther
Old Houses in Snowfields, Bermondsey, 1887 (1926). Showing The Angel public house on the corner of Snowsfields and Newcomen Street. From Lost London described by E. Beresford Chancellor

Terrific combat between Richard Coeur de Lion and Saladin, 1850. Artist: John Leech
Terrific combat between Richard Coeur de Lion and Saladin, 1850. A satirical illustration of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in battle

Black Monday or the Departure for School, 1790, (1919). Artist: John Jones
Black Monday or the Departure for School, 1919. After William Redmore Bigg (1755?1828). From The Connoisseur Volume LV [Otto Limited, London, 1919]

John Pound & Co. 1906. An advert for Gentlemens and Ladies dressing cases. John Pound & Co. was a luggage manufacturer owned by Sir John Pound, 1st Baronet Pound (1829-1915)

Too Late said The Rabbit, 1930. Artist: John Tenniel
Too Late said The Rabbit, 1930. The White Rabbit from Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland. After an illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) colour printed by Edward Evans (1826-1905)

The Dodo, 1930. Artist: John Tenniel
The Dodo, 1930. The Dodo from Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland. After an illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) colour printed by Edward Evans (1826-1905)

The Rabbit Running Away, 1930. Artist: John Tenniel
The Rabbit Running Away, 1930. The White Rabbit from Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland. After an illustration by John Tenniel (1820-1914) colour printed by Edward Evans (1826-1905)

The first battle between John Gully and Bob Gregson, 1807 (late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Pugnis)
The first battle between John Gully and Bob Gregson, 1807 (late 19th or early 20th century. An illustration from Famous Fights)

Isabella of France (1295-1358), queen consort of King Edward II, 1851. Artist: H Austin
Isabella of France (1295-1358), queen consort of King Edward II, 1851. From Biographical Sketches of the Queens of Great Britain, from the Norman Conquest to the Reign of Victoria

Eleanor of Castile (1244-1290), queen consort of King Edward I, 1851. Artist: WH Egleton
Eleanor of Castile (1244-1290), queen consort of King Edward I, 1851. From Biographical Sketches of the Queens of Great Britain, from the Norman Conquest to the Reign of Victoria

St Jean D Acre, Israel, 1841. Artist: Thomas Barber
St Jean D Acre, Israel, 1841. Mount Carmel can be seen in the distance. From Syria, the Holy land and Asia Minor, volume I, by John Carne, published by Fisher, Son & Co. (London, 1841)

Saturday at Berwick Street Market, Soho, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

The George, 17th century inn, Southwark, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
The George, 17th century inn, Southwark, London, 1926-1927. Londons only surviving galleried coaching inn was rebuilt in 1676 after a fire

The course of the Westbourne Aqueduct over Sloane Square Station, London, 1926-1927. The River Westbourne running above the platforms of Sloane Square tube station

Skit on Sir Isumbras and the P. R. B. (1923)
Skit on Sir Isumbras and the P.R.B. (1923). Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

Rip Van Winkle, 1923. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Rip Van Winkle, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

The Happy Warrior, 1884 (1923). Artist: Frederick Hollyer
The Happy Warrior, 1884 (1923). Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

The first steam fire engine, c1830. Invented and built by Braithwaite and Ericsson in 1830. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Leigh Hunts house, Chelsea, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Leigh Hunts house, Chelsea, London, 1912. The home of English essayist, poet and writer James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784-1859)

Turners house, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Turners house, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, 1912. The home of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), English Romantic landscape painter, watercolourist and printmaker

Whistlers house, 96 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, 1912. Artist: Frederick Adcock
Whistlers house, 96 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, 1912. The home of American-born artist, James McNeill Whistlerb (1834-1903)

Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey, c1888, (c1920). Artist: Sir John Gilbert
Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey, c1888, (c1920). A version of Ego et Rex Meus (Me and my King) - King Henry VIII talking with Cardinal Wolsey. Wolsey dominated Henrys government from 1515 to 1529

Christine Keeler arriving at the Old Bailey, London, 1963. Christine Keelers affair with John Profumo, the Secretary of State for War caused a scandal that rocked the Conservative government of

Cartoon of St Anne with Madonna and Child and St John, 15th century (1930). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Cartoon of St Anne with Madonna and Child and St John, 15th century (1930). From Apollo magazine, volume XII, no 71 (November 1930)

Elizabeth Steward, mother of Oliver Cromwell, 17th century, (1899). Portrait of the mother of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), English military leader and politician

Examination of John Daly, alias Denman, at the Birkenhead police court, 1884. Court case involving the dynamite plot. Illustration from the The Graphic, (3 May 1884)

Tom Keats, 19th century. Portrait of the brother of the poet John Keats, who cared for him while he was suffering from tuberculosis

French costume: Capetian, 10th-11th century, (1882). The Capetian dynasty was a line of French kings who ruled from the late 10th century to 1328

Knox College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 19th century. The college, named after Scots theologian John Knox (1514-1572), was founded in 1844

John Masefield, English Poet, 1923. Artist: Foulsham and Banfield
John Masefield, English Poet, 1923. Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

Thomas Henry Huxley, British biologist, at his desk, c1880. Huxley (1825-1895) was a prominent supporter of Darwin in the controversy that raged over his theory of evolution in the 19th century

Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist, 1883. Huxley (1825-1895) was a prominent supporter of Darwin in the controversy that raged over his theory of evolution in the 19th century

Baptism of Jesus by St John the Baptist, 1305. Artist: Simeon Artchichetski
Baptism of Jesus by St John the Baptist, 1305. After an Armenian Evangelistary, a book containing parts of the Christian Gospels which was used during the liturgy

Saint Anne with the Christ Child, the Virgin, and Saint John the Baptist, c1511. Artist: Hans Baldung
Saint Anne with the Christ Child, the Virgin, and Saint John the Baptist, c1511. From the Washington National Gallery of Art, USA

Illustration from John Miltons Paradise Lost, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Illustration from John Miltons Paradise Lost, 1866. Illustration for Miltons (1608-1674) epic poem dramatising the fall of Man in the Book of Genesis in the Bible

The Irish Vampire, 1885. Artist: John Tenniel
The Irish Vampire, 1885. The Irish National League, with the face of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), shown as a vampire preying on Ireland. Cartoon from Punch. (London, 24 October 1885)

Dick Turpin (1706-1739), English robber and highwayman, 19th century. Dick Turpin is the subject of many romantic stories, especially his ride to York on his mare Black Bess

John Alcock (1892-1919) and Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948), British aviators, 1919. Alcock and Brown made the first non-stop transatlantic flight on 14 June 1919

Daltons table of atomic symbols, 1835. A table of atomic symbols from a lecture delivered by the English chemist John Dalton (1766-1844) at the Manchester Mechanics Institution, 19 October 1835

Victor Emmanuel II knocking on the door of Naples, 1861. Artist: John Tenniel
Victor Emmanuel II knocking on the door of Naples, 1861. Victor Emmanuel became the first king of Italy from February 1861

Cape to Cairo, 1899. Artist: John Tenniel
Cape to Cairo, 1899. Cecil Rhodes asking the German Emperor Wilhelm II for permission for the Cape to Cairo telegraph line to be laid across German territories in Africa

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